Board For Display Rack

ABSTRACT

A board for a display rack includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one elongate groove is defined in the top surface and the bottom surface, respectively. The elongate groove is defined by ribs with trapezoid-shaped cross section so as to reinforce the structural strength of the board. A plurality of holes are defined in corners of the board so as to be connected with connection members which assemble the boards to be the display rack.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a board for a display rack,and the board includes holes for being cooperated with connectionmembers and elongate grooves for reinforcing the structural strengththereof.

2. The Prior Arts

A conventional display rack is generally made by wood, metal or plastic.The wood requires a lot of trees, which is considered as not friendly toenvironmental protection, and the metal is too heavy. Plastic is anideal material for making the display racks but it is not convenient tobe assembled and cannot bear heavy loads.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a board for adisplay rack, which has high structural strength and load-bearingcapacity.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a board for adisplay rack, which includes holes for being cooperated with connectionmembers, such that the boards can be easily assembled to form thedisplay rack.

According to the present invention, a board for a display rack comprisesa top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one elongate groove isdefined in the top surface and the bottom surface, respectively. Theelongate groove is defined by ribs with trapezoid-shaped cross section.A plurality of holes are defined in corners of the board so as to beconnected with connection members which assemble the boards to be thedisplay rack.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art byreading the following detailed description of a preferred embodimentthereof, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a board in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the board of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the board of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 shows a display rack composed of the boards of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, a board for a display rack in accordancewith a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a rectangularboard and comprises a top surface and a bottom surface. Three elongategrooves 11 are defined in the top surface of the board 1 and the threeelongate grooves 11 are parallel to each other. Six elongate grooves 11are defined in the bottom surface of the board 1 and the six elongategrooves 11 are parallel to each other. The elongate grooves 11 in thetop surface are located alternatively between the elongate grooves 11 inthe bottom surface. Each of the elongate grooves 11 in the top surfaceand the bottom surface is defined by ribs with trapezoid-shaped crosssection. The ribs reinforce the structural strength of the board 1. Fourholes 13 are defined through the board 1 and located at the four cornersof the board 1. A plurality of elongate slots 12 are defined through thetop surface and the bottom surface thereof so as to reduce the weightand material required for the board 1.

When assembling the boards 1 to form the display rack, a plurality ofconnection members 2 are needed to connect the boards 1. The connectionmembers 2 each include a tubular body with two ends, which are insertedinto the holes 13 in the bottom surface of the boards 1 and the holes 13in the top surface of the boards 1, to connect the boards 1 in thelongitudinal direction. Another type of the connection members includestwo tubular bodies which are located in parallel to each other, and atleast one bridge member (not numbered) is connected between the twotubular bodies. One of the two tubular bodies of the connection members2 is used to connect a set of boards 1 in the longitudinal direction,and the other one of the two tubular bodies of the connection members 2is used to connect another set of boards 1 in the longitudinal directionby inserting the two ends of the connecting member 2 into the holes 13of the boards 1.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to thepreferred embodiment thereof, it is apparent to those skilled in the artthat a variety of modifications and changes may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention which is intended tobe defined by the appended claims.

1. A board for a display rack, comprising: a top surface and a bottomsurface, at least one elongate groove defined in the top surface and thebottom surface, respectively, the elongate groove defined by ribs withtrapezoid-shaped cross section, and a plurality of holes defined incorners of the board.
 2. The board as claimed in claim 1, wherein theboard is a rectangular board.
 3. The board as claimed in claim 1,wherein the board includes elongate slots defined through the topsurface and the bottom surface thereof.
 4. The board as claimed in claim1, wherein the holes are defined through the board.
 5. The board asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the top surface includes multiple parallelelongate grooves, the bottom surface includes multiple parallel elongategrooves, and the elongate grooves in the top surface are locatedalternatively between the elongate grooves in the bottom surface.